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Title:
The Shadow Queen
Genre:
Drama
Historical Fiction
Mystery
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Series:
Black Jewels
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1st
Narrative:
First Person
Type of Book:
Fiction
Number of Pages:
321
Number of Chapters:
30
Date Added:
2018-06-26 18:03:36
Synopsis:
The Daughter of actors, Claudette has been playing roles since she was a child. After settling in Paris, with her mother becomes a star, Claudette finds a position as a personal assistant to Athenais de Montespan, thebhighly influential mistress of Louis XIV and France’s “Shadow Queen “. But Amid the gilded opulence of the newly constructed Versailles, she is shocked to discover that the Court’s veneer of respectability and glamour conceals just as many plots and deceptions as the stage.
As she is caught up in Athenais’s paranoia and desperation to keep the king’s attention, Claudette is forced to consider a move that will risk her own life - and that of the family she loves so dearly.
As she is caught up in Athenais’s paranoia and desperation to keep the king’s attention, Claudette is forced to consider a move that will risk her own life - and that of the family she loves so dearly.
Author:
Sandra Gulland
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Publisher:
Anchor Books
Barcode:
9780999749722
Place of Printing:
Usa
Publication Date:
2014-10-01
Number of Copies:
1
Language:
English
Date Added:
2018-06-26 18:03:36
